Rick Willoby, of Williamstown, got what he calls the “opportunity of a lifetime” when he was part of a security detail during the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21.
Willoby, a lieutenant with the Lexington Police Department, was among 28 officers, who provided security along the parade route.

He was about 20 feet from Pres. Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as they strolled along Pennsylvania Avenue.
Willoby was stationed between 10th and 11th Streets along the parade route.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is looking down the road as it plans for the state’s future transportation needs.
KYTC officials are in the initial stages of updating their 20-year long range transportation plan and public input is needed.

A stagnant economy has slowed, even halted, development on large-scale projects across the nation, but the Ark Encounter is moving, albeit slower than anticipated.
Work at the site has begun, but it may be hard to see from the perimeter.
There are no giant yellow earthmovers or dump trucks at the site, but developers say that doesn’t mean there’s not work being done.

Class cancellations have altered calendars slightly for Grant County and Williamstown Independent school districts.
Both districts currently have plans to tack on makeup days to the end of the calendar.
Grant County Schools have missed three days, two for inclement weather and one for a power outage.
The makeup days switch the last day for students from Tuesday, May 14 to Friday, May 17, pending any more cancellations.
Williamstown Independent has only had one missed day due to snow.

A Corinth couple has been arrested on charges relating to possession of drugs and manufacturing drugs.

Justin Marshall, 25, and Rachel Collins, 28, both of Corinth, were charged by Grant County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Burke on Jan. 28 after police were called to a home on Ambassador Drive and found the two inside with methamphetamine and heroin, as well as ingredients to make meth.

A Grant County Sheriff’s vehicle received damage after Deputy Mike Wright used the cruiser’s bumper to stop a fleeing suspect on Jan. 19.
According to Grant County Sheriff Chuck Dills, Wright was assisting officers from Florence and Boone County in the pursuit of a vehicle believed to be involved in the theft of a laptop computer from Best Buy in Florence.
The car, traveling at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour, evaded Stop Sticks and continued to run other motorists off the roadway, Dills said.